Federal immigration officials had been barred from the New York City jail complex. The mayor says they can return, but only ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams ‘ administration is allowing federal immigration officials to operate at ...

A retired jail guard at Rikers Island was shot and killed by police after he charged at Long Island officers with a knife, ...

The Department of Correction’s death toll continued to climb at a rapid rate this week after a 27-year-old died on Rikers ...

On Rikers Island over the past two days, the patchwork of life in the jails unfolded. In one facility, a team of correction captains and officers revived a young man who had overdosed on drugs ...

Sacks is the fourth declared Democrat seeking to challenge Lawler in the suburbs north of New York City. His entry comes as ...

The Adams administration is preparing to reopen a jail facility on Rikers Island to add space for convicted people who should ...

Some 350 convicted people are crowded onto Rikers Island awaiting transfer to prisons upstate due to continued ripple effects from the state prison strike, according to jail officials. The backlog ...

A retired jail guard at Rikers Island was shot and killed by police after he charged at Long Island officers with a knife, ...

The jail is “decrepit, dysfunctional, and violent,” according to a report from a commission convened by the City Council speaker, Adrienne Adams. By Hurubie Meko A commission on closing the ...